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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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